Bitcoin ETFs See Fresh Inflows Ahead of Trump’s Tariff Rollout

• U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a $220.76 million net inflow on April 2, ending a three-day streak of withdrawals. Fidelity’s FBTC and ARK 21Shares’ ARKB led the gains.
  
• Despite overall ETF inflows, BlackRock’s IBIT posted $115.87 million in redemptions. Total Bitcoin ETF trading volume hit $2.51 billion, with cumulative inflows reaching $36.24 billion.
  
• Bitcoin surged 3.6% to $87,100 before slipping to $83,242. Analysts link volatility to Trump’s tariff announcement and broader economic concerns.

The U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced investor interest jumped again on April 3 before Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariff announcement.

SoSoValue data reveals that spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted a $220.76 million investment on April 2 causing a halt to a three-day continuous withdrawal pattern of more than $320 million. Both FBTC from Fidelity and ARKB from ARK 21Shares attracted investors who brought total sales to $130.15 million and $118.79 million respectively after the funds experienced outflows the day before.

Beside these top performers various ETFs received investment funds with $34.28 million going into Grayscale’s mini Bitcoin Trust and Bitwise’s BITB capturing $33.38 million. Franklin Templeton EZBC received $10.01 million inflows along with VanEck receiving $47.33 million and Valkyrie BRRR obtaining $2.69 million.

Bitcoin ETFs See Renewed Investor Interest

Despite overall inflows in the exchange-traded fund markets BlackRock’s IBIT took in $115.87 million of investor money demonstrating its first change in position after three weeks of positive growth. While IBIT posted outflows, combined Bitcoin ETF trading volume for the day surpassed $2.51 billion and the entities together attracted $36.24 billion since their debut.

Bitcoin returned to $87,100 on April 2 with a 3.6% price gain following its brief market slip earlier that day. The cryptocurrency market surged when Trump revealed tariff policies specifically setting 10% import costs for all exports with additional increasing rates depending on trading partner relations.

Market professionals expect Bitcoin ETFs to gain popularity as users look to decentralized finances due to growing economic instability. Buyers fear continued market ups and downs.

Arthur Hayes Warns Traders of Bitcoin Volatility

In a statement BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes notified traders about market instabilities and specified that Bitcoin needs to stay above $76,500 until U.S. tax day on April 15 to keep up its positive trend. He told investors to expect price swings while warning them not to suffer market ups and downs.

Bitcoin turned downwards early in the day and traded at $83,242 after falling 1.1% from its previous value. The upcoming period will show if Bitcoin maintains its good performance even though economic factors keep changing.